Gustav Vasa
King
Gustav I, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway... Wikipedia
Born: May 12, 1496, Uppland, Sweden
Died: September 29, 1560 (age 64 years), Tre Kronor
Children: Eric XIV of Sweden, Charles IX of Sweden, John III of Sweden, and more
Parents: Cecilia Månsdotter and Erik Johansson Vasa
Grandchildren: Gustavus Adolphus, Sigismund III Vasa, Sigrid of Sweden, and more
Spouse: Catherine Stenbock (m. 1552–1560), Margaret Leijonhufvud (m. 1536–1551), and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (m. 1531–1535)
Buried: December 21, 1560, Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala, Sweden
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